Housing Urban Blog Solving problems on ground - Riga, Latvia About us Office, the Riga City Architect's Office[1] is a municipal agency within the city of Riga. It is led by Riga city Architect Gvido…
Air Quality Urban Blog Code of good practices - Intensive street cleaning and dust binding to reduce re-suspension (Helsinki) Street dust concentrations in Helsinki have been successfully reduced by: intensive street cleaning with high-pressure washing equipment; …
Housing Urban Blog “Administrations must control and regulate rents“, says Barbara Steenbergen of the International Union of Tenants Barbara Steenbergen, Member of the Executive Committee and Head of EU liaison office of the International Union of Tenants, and member of the…
Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees Urban Blog Long-term Social, Economic and Fiscal Effects of Immigration into the EU Interesting study by the European Commission: Long-term Social, Economic and Fiscal Effects of Immigration into the EU: The Role of…
Digital Transition Urban Blog The "Tallinn Declaration on eGovernment" signed: EU and EFTA countries commit to accelerating the digital transformation of governments Did you know that on 6 October 2017 Ministers from EU Member States and the EFTA countries agreed on a roadmap and concrete actions to improve and…
Urban Agenda for the EU Urban Blog Happy cities - Today is "positive thinking day" Eurostat published some data today on what makes people happy with their cities: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/EDN…
Urban Agenda for the EU Urban Blog Experiment with potential for renewal - Thoughts on the EU Urban Agenda As the EU Urban Agenda brings Europe’s cities to the negotiation table in a bid to overcome urban challenges, we undertake a twofold exercise. In a…
Housing Urban Blog The Urban Agenda in "Wiener Zeitung" For all German speaking urban minds: The Austrian "Wiener Zeitung" published my article on the EU Urban Agenda today - just in time for our…
Air Quality Urban Blog Survey on Air Quality Action Plans and related info Dear Stakeholders, The Urban Agenda for the EU is a new working method to ensure maximum utilisation of the growth potential of cities and…